Exam 8: Physiological and Psychosocial Changes During Pregnancy

According to Rubin (1975),completion of what task is paramount for a pregnant woman to master in order to have successful integration of the maternal role?

A woman in her second trimester of pregnancy is in the clinic for a checkup.She complains of feeling short of breath at times.Her lungs are clear and her oxygen saturation is 98%.Her vital signs are all normal.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse caring for perinatal patients understands the term decidua to mean which of the following?

What information should the nurse plan to teach a pregnant woman regarding safety in the third trimester?

A woman who gave birth 2 months ago calls the perinatal clinic crying because her hair is falling out in large amounts.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is teaching a woman who is in her first trimester of pregnancy about physical changes she can expect.Which information should the nurse provide?

A woman is in her fourth month of pregnancy and is in the clinic for a scheduled visit.She confides to the nurse that her husband seems detached and is no longer interested in hearing about the pregnancy.Which action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assessing a patient in the women's clinic for Chadwick's sign.How does the nurse perform this assessment?

A pregnant woman had several urinary tract infections (UTIs)in her last pregnancy and wants to avoid them during this pregnancy.What advice by the nurse is best?

A nurse is working with a woman in her second trimester and her partner.The partner comes to clinic appointments but spends his time texting on his cell phone in the waiting room.The woman states that this behavior makes her sad.Which action by the nurse is best?

A pregnant woman in the perinatal clinic complains of a diffuse,reddish discoloration of her palms.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A father accompanies his partner to her OB clinic visit.The woman is near term.The father confides to the nurse that the patient is cranky,irritable,and yells at him for no reason.Which action by the nurse is best?

A woman in the emergency department is in her third trimester and is bleeding heavily from a laceration on her thigh from a car crash.She is pale and diaphoretic.Her blood pressure is 138/82 mm Hg.What can the nurse conclude from this information?

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to a pregnant woman who has another child.Which information should the nurse plan to include?

A pregnant woman calls the clinic to complain of sharp,right-sided lower abdominal pain.Which question by the nurse would elicit the most relevant information?

A woman in the first trimester of her first pregnancy is upset and worried about physical changes,the labor and birth process,and being able to care for a newborn.Which action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to a pregnant woman regarding normal changes in the nose and nasal passages.What information should the nurse provide?

An instructor is explaining to students in the OB rotation that Goodell's sign is which of the following?

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance regarding psychosocial adaptations to pregnancy to a group of women.Which topics are consistent with their associated trimesters?